ABSTRACT
In the world of entertainment design and technology, there are few trends that have made their way into the public consciousness quite as successfully as projection mapping. Technically speaking, masking itself is not a form of projection mapping. This is simply one of the more common methods used to create interesting projection surfaces. In addition to the ability to break up a planar surface into different projection areas, QLab has a robust system of tools for mapping onto 3D, non-planar surfaces such as building architecture or set pieces. One popular method for integrating projection into a set design is to create a surface made up of a series of interconnected and overlapping geometric forms. MadMapper is a simple but powerful application for projection and light mapping. Surfaces within MadMapper can be named and grouped, allowing for moving and rotating multiple surfaces simultaneously.
